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Author: Ralph W. Fasold Publisher: Georgetown University Press ISBN: 9780878402076 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 344
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This collection of different perspectives on language variation serves as a companion volume to New Ways of Analyzing Variation in English.
Author: Ralph W. Fasold Publisher: Georgetown University Press ISBN: 9780878402076 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 344
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This collection of different perspectives on language variation serves as a companion volume to New Ways of Analyzing Variation in English.
Author: Ralph W. Fasold Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing ISBN: 9027286078 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 466
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The study of language variation in social context continues to hold the attention of a large number of linguists. This research is promoted by the annual colloquia on New Ways of Analyzing Variation in English' (NWAVE). This volume is a selection of revised papers from the NWAVE XI, held at Georgetown University. It deals with a number of items, some of which have often been discussed, others that have been less emphasized. The first group of articles in the volume center on a frequent theme: speech communities as the essential setting for understanding variation in language. Earlier work in linguistic variation dealt for the most part with phonological variation and change. Syntactic and morphological change and variation in syntax are also discussed. A selection on the role of variation in understanding first language acquisition comprises three papers. Articles in the last section of the volume concern theoretical controversy and methodological advances.
Author: Ermenegildo Bidese Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company ISBN: 902726631X Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 376
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The contributions of this book deal with the issue of language variation. They all share the assumption that within the language faculty the variation space is hierarchically constrained and that minimal changes in the set of property values defining each language give rise to diverse outputs within the same system. Nevertheless, the triggers for language variation can be different and located at various levels of the language faculty. The novelty of the volume lies in exploring different loci of language variation by including wide-ranging empirical perspectives that cover different levels of analysis (syntax, phonology and prosody) and deal with different kinds of data, mostly from Romance and Germanic languages, from dialects, idiolects, language acquisition, language attrition and creolization, analyzed from both diachronic and synchronic perspectives. The volume is divided in three parts. The first part is dedicated to synchronic variation in phonology and syntax; the second part deals with diachronic variation and language change, and the third part investigates the role of contact, attrition and acquisition in giving rise to language change and language variation in bilingual settings. This volume is a useful tool for linguistics of diverse theoretical persuasions working on theoretical and comparative linguistics and to anyone interested in language variation, language change, dialectology, language acquisition and typology.
Author: Warren Maguire Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139497049 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 347
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Analysing Variation in English brings together a range of perspectives on the collection, analysis and broader relevance of variable language data. In the first half of the book, the focus is firmly on the description and comparison of methods for collecting and analysing examples of variation in language. Novel quantitative and computational methods are introduced and exemplified alongside more traditional approaches. The innovative second half of the book establishes and tests the relevance of language variation to other aspects of linguistics such as language change, and to other disciplines such as law and education. Each chapter concludes with a 'Where next?' section, providing guidance on further reading, but also pointers to under-researched areas, designed to help identify good topics for projects and dissertations. Designed to be used by students as well as researchers, the book will be welcomed by those working in English language and linguistics, sociolinguistics or language change.
Author: Sali A. Tagliamonte Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139451324 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 263
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The study of how language varies in social context, and how it can be analyzed and accounted for, are the key goals of sociolinguistics. Until now, however, the actual tools and methods have been largely passed on through 'word of mouth', rather than being formally documented. This is the first comprehensive 'how to' guide to the formal analysis of sociolinguistic variation. It shows step-by-step how the analysis is carried out, leading the reader through every stage of a research project from start to finish. Topics covered include fieldwork, data organization and management, analysis and interpretation, presenting research results, and writing up a paper. Practical and informal, the book contains all the information needed to conduct a fully-fledged sociolinguistic investigation, and includes exercises, checklists, references and insider tips. It is set to become an essential resource for students, researchers and fieldworkers embarking on research projects in sociolinguistics.
Author: Yuji Kawaguchi Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing ISBN: 9027207682 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 406
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This new edition of TUFS Studies in Linguistics, we aim to showcase the various linguistics research conducted at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. In this first volume, we report on the international symposium hosted by the Global Center of Excellence Program "Corpus-based Linguistics and Language Education (CbLLE)" throughout 2008.
Author: Tanya Karoli Christensen Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108492843 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 227
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New perspectives on how and why syntax varies between and within speakers, focusing on explaining theoretical backgrounds and methods.
Author: Ralph W. Fasold Publisher: Georgetown University Press ISBN: 9780878402090 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 326
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Many linguists have moved beyond the study of language isolated from its use and have examined the interaction of linguistic rules with the pragmatics of language in context. At the same time, many scholars have taken a sociological approach to the structure of conversation and other communicative events. A number of anthropologists are adding language variation to their traditional interest in language in relation to cultural phenomena. Linguists who work in semantics, syntax, and phonology have also expanded their interests to include language variation.From the Preface